Replacement Windows

truckncycle · 09-25-08, 05:35 PM

Has anyone installed replacement windows? A lot of companies around here (Sacramento, CA area) pop out the window but leave the aluminum sash. They then slide specially designed replacement windows into the frame. The new window trim covers the original frame. You lose some viewing area but you don't have to have any work done to the outside (stucco) or inside of your house.

How hard is this to do? How do you handle fixed windows? We currently have aluminum double pane windows. They aren't very efficient. All of our windows are either fixed or sliders. We have no double hung or casement windows. I would like to change some of ours to casement.

09-25-08, 05:35 PM	#1
truckncycle Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 81 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Replacement Windows Has anyone installed replacement windows? A lot of companies around here (Sacramento, CA area) pop out the window but leave the aluminum sash. They then slide specially designed replacement windows into the frame. The new window trim covers the original frame. You lose some viewing area but you don't have to have any work done to the outside (stucco) or inside of your house. How hard is this to do? How do you handle fixed windows? We currently have aluminum double pane windows. They aren't very efficient. All of our windows are either fixed or sliders. We have no double hung or casement windows. I would like to change some of ours to casement.